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The Current Affairs questions are based on sources like ‘The Hindu’, ‘Indian Express’ and ‘PIB’, which are very important sources for UPSC Prelims Exam. The questions are focused on both the concepts and facts. The topics covered here are generally different from what is being covered under ‘Daily Current Affairs/Daily News Analysis (DNA) and Daily Static Quiz’ to avoid duplication. The questions would be published from Monday to Saturday before 2 PM. One should not spend more than 10 minutes on this initiative.
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‘Operation Warp Speed’ is associated with which of the following?
Solution (c)
Donald Trump (USA) announced “Operation Warp Speed,” a program to develop a coronavirus vaccine.
Solution (c)
Donald Trump (USA) announced “Operation Warp Speed,” a program to develop a coronavirus vaccine.
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Xenobots’.
Select the correct statements
Solution (c)
Scientists in the United States have created the world’s first “living machines” — tiny robots built from the cells of the African clawed frog, that can move around on their own.
They have named the millimetre-wide robots “xenobots” — after the species of aquatic frog found across sub-Saharan Africa from Nigeria and Sudan to South Africa, Xenopus laevis.
They are “neither a traditional robot nor a known species of animal”, but “a new class of artifact: a living, programmable organism”.
Read This – You can expect a question on this in PRELIMS 2020
Solution (c)
Scientists in the United States have created the world’s first “living machines” — tiny robots built from the cells of the African clawed frog, that can move around on their own.
They have named the millimetre-wide robots “xenobots” — after the species of aquatic frog found across sub-Saharan Africa from Nigeria and Sudan to South Africa, Xenopus laevis.
They are “neither a traditional robot nor a known species of animal”, but “a new class of artifact: a living, programmable organism”.
Read This – You can expect a question on this in PRELIMS 2020
Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
Organization – Countries
Select the correct code:
Which of the following statements is correct with respect to ‘Crew Dragon’?
Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Great White Sharks’.
Select the correct statements
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Solution (b)
Scientists have discovered the fossilised remains of a nursery area of the great white shark in several sites along the Pacific coast of Chile and Peru, dating back to over two to five million years ago. The great white shark is on the brink of extinction, due to its very slow growth and late reproduction with only few offspring — along with disturbances due to human activities.
Young white sharks take birth in designated ‘nurseries’, where they can be protected from other predators until they grow into adults. Better understanding and protecting such nurseries could be key in preventing the extinction of the marine predator.
This paleo-nursery was active at a time when the climate was much warmer than today, so researchers are considering it to be a window into how global warming may be affecting present day nurseries.
IUCN – Vulnerable.
The White Shark is wide-ranging throughout most temperate and tropical oceans but occurs most frequently in temperate waters.
Solution (b)
Scientists have discovered the fossilised remains of a nursery area of the great white shark in several sites along the Pacific coast of Chile and Peru, dating back to over two to five million years ago. The great white shark is on the brink of extinction, due to its very slow growth and late reproduction with only few offspring — along with disturbances due to human activities.
Young white sharks take birth in designated ‘nurseries’, where they can be protected from other predators until they grow into adults. Better understanding and protecting such nurseries could be key in preventing the extinction of the marine predator.
This paleo-nursery was active at a time when the climate was much warmer than today, so researchers are considering it to be a window into how global warming may be affecting present day nurseries.
IUCN – Vulnerable.
The White Shark is wide-ranging throughout most temperate and tropical oceans but occurs most frequently in temperate waters.
